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Ingredients
- 2 c. flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 5 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 3 to 4 pt. berries
- 1/3 c. sugar (for each pt. berries)
- 1/8 to 1/4 tsp. vanilla
- whipping cream (use only real whipping cream)
- a few selected whole berries (for garnish)
Method
- Sift dry ingredients twice and add to butter, egg and milk, combined, to form a dough.
- Pat in greased pan.
- Bake at 350° to 375° or even 400° until brown (maybe 12 to 15 minutes).
- Wash, cap and cut berries in quarters; put in glass bowl and sprinkle with sugar.
- Barely warm, very slowly, then crush slightly.
- Split the shortcake and spread both cut surfaces with butter.
- Put berries between and on top of the cake, spreading them each time on a cut surface.
- Cover with whipped cream, sweetened and to which 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon vanilla has been added.
- Garnish with whole selected strawberries.
- Bake in 9-inch round cake pan or may be cut with a large biscuit cutter and baked on a cookie sheet.
